Gun rest system

ABSTRACT

A gun rest system includes a weighted substance and a rifle. A mount is provided and the rifle is positioned on the mount thereby facilitating the mount to restrain the rifle. The mount is substantially hollow such that a selected amount of the weighted substance is positionable within the mount. Thus, the mount absorbs recoil from the rifle when the rifle is fired.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to gun devices and more particularly pertains toa new gun device for supporting a rifle and absorbing recoil from therifle.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a weighted substance and a rifle. A mount isprovided and the rifle is positioned on the mount thereby facilitatingthe mount to restrain the rifle. The mount is substantially hollow suchthat a selected amount of the weighted substance is positionable withinthe mount. Thus, the mount absorbs recoil from the rifle when the rifleis fired.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective in-use view of a gun rest system according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new gun device embodying the principles and concepts of anembodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the referencenumeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the gun rest system 10generally comprises a weighted substance 12. The weighted substance 12may comprise sand or the like. A rifle 14 is provided and the rifle 14has a butt 16 and a stock 18. The rifle 12 may be a rifle of anyconventional design including, but not being limited to, a bolt actionrifle or the like.

A mount 20 is provided and the rifle 14 is positioned on the mount 20thereby facilitating the mount 20 to restrain the rifle 14. The mount 20is substantially hollow such that a selected amount of the weightedsubstance 12 is positionable within the mount 20. Thus, the mount 20 mayabsorb recoil from the rifle 14 when the rifle 14 is fired.

The mount 20 comprises a tube 22 that has a first arm 24 and a secondarm 26. The first arm 24 intersects the second arm 26 such that the tube22 is T-shaped. The second arm 26 has a distal end 28 with respect tothe first arm 24. The distal end 28 is open thereby facilitating theselected amount of weighted substance 12 to be positioned within thesecond arm 26. The selected amount of weighted substance 12 may have aweight ranging between approximately one half kg and two kg.

A cap 30 is removably coupled to the distal end 28. The cap 30 retainsthe weighted substance 12 within the tube 22. A disk 32 is positionedwithin the second arm 26 and the disk 32 is positioned proximate anintersection of the first arm 24 and the second arm 26. The disk 32closes an intersection of the first arm 24 and the second arm 26. Thus,the disk 32 prevents the weighted substance 12 from entering the firstarm.

A front rest 34 is coupled to the first arm 24 such that the front rest34 supports the stock 18 when the rifle 14 is positioned on the mount20. The front rest 34 comprises a sleeve 36 that is fixedly positionedwithin the first arm 24 such that the sleeve 36 is vertically oriented.The sleeve 36 may be coupled to the first arm 24 or the sleeve 36 may bean integral component of the first arm 24. The sleeve 36 has a top end38 and the top end 38 is open. The sleeve 36 has a slot 40 extendingtherethrough. The slot 40 extends substantially between the first arm 24and the top end 38.

A rod 42 extends through the first arm 24. The rod 42 extends into thetop end 38 of the sleeve 36 such that the rod 42 is vertically oriented.The rod 42 has a distal end 44 with respect to the first arm 24. A pin46 extends through the slot 40 and engages the rod 42 such that the rod42 is inhibited from rotating within the sleeve 36. The sleeve 36inhibits the rod 42 from deflecting laterally or longitudinally withrespect to the first arm 24.

A stop 48 threadably engages the rod 42 such that the stop 48 ispositionable at a selected point along the rod 42. The stop 48 engagesthe first arm 24 such that distal end 44 of the rod 42 is spaced aselected distance from the first arm 24. A saddle 50 is coupled to thedistal end 44 of the rod 42. The saddle 50 supports the stock 18 whenthe rifle 14 is positioned on the mount 20.

A back rest 52 is coupled to the second arm 26 and the back rest 52 isaligned with the front rest 34. The back rest 52 supports the butt 16when the rifle 14 is positioned on the mount 20. The back rest 52comprises a retainer 54 that has a first wall 56 and a pair of lateralwalls 58. Each of the lateral walls 58 is coupled to and extends awayfrom the first wall 56. The lateral walls 58 are spaced apart from eachother to define a butt space 60 between the lateral walls 58.

The retainer 54 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the second arm26. The retainer 54 is positioned adjacent to the distal end 28 of thesecond arm 26. The butt 16 is positioned within the butt space 60 whenthe rifle 14 is positioned on the mount 20. The first wall 56 restrictsrearward motion of the rifle 14 with respect to the mount 20. Each ofthe lateral walls 58 inhibits the rifle 14 from tipping laterally whenthe rifle 14 is positioned on the mount 20.

A cushion 62 is positioned on the second arm 26. The cushion 62 ispositioned within the butt space 60 such that the cushion 62 supportsthe butt 16 when the rifle 14 is positioned on the mount 20. The cushion62 extends forwardly from the retainer 54. The cushion 62 may comprise asand bag or the like.

In use, the cap 30 is removed and the selected amount of weightedsubstance 12 is positioned within the second arm 26. The cap 30 isreplaced on the second arm 26. The mount 20 is positioned on a supportsurface 64 such as a table or the like. The support surface 64 may beutilized in the convention of shooting range support surfaces. The rifle14 is positioned within the saddle 50 and the retainer 54. The stop 48is manipulated to adjust an aim of the rifle 14 while the rifle 14 is onthe mount 20. The rifle 14 is fired while the rifle 14 is positionedwithin the mount 20. The weighted substance 12 facilitates the mount 20to absorb recoil of the rifle 14 when the rifle 14 is fired.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

1. A gun rest system comprising: a weighted substance; a rifle; a mounthaving said rifle being positioned thereon thereby facilitating saidmount to restrain said rifle, said mount being substantially hollow suchthat a selected amount of said weighted substance is positionable withinsaid mount thereby facilitating said mount to absorb recoil from saidrifle when said rifle is fired; and wherein said mount comprises a tubehaving a first arm and a second arm, said first arm intersecting saidsecond arm such that said tube is T-shaped, said second arm having adistal end with respect to said first arm, said distal end being opensuch that said selected amount of weighted substance is positionedwithin said second arm.
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 3. The system according to claim1, further comprising: a cap being removably coupled to said distal end,said cap retaining said selected amount of weighted substance withinsaid tube; and a disk being positioned within said second arm, said diskbeing positioned proximate an intersection of said first arm and saidsecond arm such that said disk prevents said weighted substance fromentering said first arm.
 4. The system according to claim 1, furthercomprising: said rifle having a stock; and a front rest being coupled tosaid first arm such that said front rest supports said stock when saidrifle is positioned on said mount.
 5. The system according to claim 4,wherein said front rest comprises a sleeve being fixedly positionedwithin said first arm such that said sleeve is vertically oriented, saidsleeve having a top end, said top end being open, said sleeve having aslot extending therethrough, said slot extending substantially betweensaid first arm and said top end.
 6. The system according to claim 5,further comprising: a rod extending through said first arm, said rodextending into said top end of said sleeve such that said rod isvertically oriented, said rod having a distal end with respect to saidfirst arm; and a pin extending through said slot and engaging said rodsuch that said rod is inhibited from rotating within said sleeve.
 7. Thesystem according to claim 5, further comprising a stop threadablyengaging said rod such that said stop is positionable at a selectedpoint along said rod, said stop engaging said first arm such that distalend of said rod is spaced a selected distance from said first arm. 8.The system according to claim 6, further comprising a saddle beingcoupled to said distal end of said rod, said saddle having said stockbeing positioned thereon.
 9. The system according to claim 1, furthercomprising: said rifle having a butt; and a back rest being coupled tosaid second arm, said back rest being aligned with said front rest, saidback rest supporting said butt when said rifle is positioned on saidmount.
 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said back restcomprises a retainer having a first wall and a pair of lateral walls,each of said lateral walls being coupled to and extending away from saidfirst wall, said lateral walls being spaced apart from each other todefine a butt space between said lateral walls.
 11. The system accordingto claim 10, wherein said retainer is coupled to and extends upwardlyfrom said second arm, said retainer being positioned adjacent to saiddistal end of said second arm such that said butt is positioned withinsaid butt space when said rifle is positioned on said mount, said firstwall restricting rearward motion of said rifle with respect to saidmount.
 12. The system according to claim 10, further comprising acushion being positioned on said second arm, said cushion beingpositioned within said butt space such that said cushion supports saidbutt when said rifle is positioned on said mount, said cushion extendingforwardly from said retainer.
 13. A gun rest system comprising: aweighted substance; a rifle having a butt and a stock; and a mounthaving said rifle being positioned thereon thereby facilitating saidmount to restrain said rifle, said mount being substantially hollow suchthat a selected amount of said weighted substance is positionable withinsaid mount thereby facilitating said mount to absorb recoil from saidrifle when said rifle is fired, said mount comprising: a tube having afirst arm and a second arm, said first arm intersecting said second armsuch that said tube is T-shaped, said second arm having a distal endwith respect to said first arm, said distal end being open such thatsaid selected amount of weighted substance is positioned within saidsecond arm, a cap being removably coupled to said distal end, said capretaining said selected amount of weighted substance within said tube, adisk being positioned within said second arm, said disk being positionedproximate an intersection of said first arm and said second arm suchthat said disk prevents said weighted substance from entering said firstarm, a front rest being coupled to said first arm such that said frontrest supports said stock when said rifle is positioned on said mount,said front rest comprising: a sleeve being fixedly positioned withinsaid first arm such that said sleeve is vertically oriented, said sleevehaving a top end, said top end being open, said sleeve having a slotextending therethrough, said slot extending substantially between saidfirst arm and said top end, a rod extending through said first arm, saidrod extending into said top end of said sleeve such that said rod isvertically oriented, said rod having a distal end with respect to saidfirst arm, a pin extending through said slot and engaging said rod suchthat said rod is inhibited from rotating within said sleeve, a stopthreadably engaging said rod such that said stop is positionable at aselected point along said rod, said stop engaging said first arm suchthat distal end of said rod is spaced a selected distance from saidfirst arm, and a saddle being coupled to said distal end of said rod,said saddle having said stock being positioned thereon; and a back restbeing coupled to said second arm, said back rest being aligned with saidfront rest, said back rest supporting said butt when said rifle ispositioned on said mount, said back rest comprising: a retainer having afirst wall and a pair of lateral walls, each of said lateral walls beingcoupled to and extending away from said first wall, said lateral wallsbeing spaced apart from each other to define a butt space between saidlateral walls, said retainer being coupled to and extending upwardlyfrom said second arm, said retainer being positioned adjacent to saiddistal end of said second arm such that said butt is positioned withinsaid butt space when said rifle is positioned on said mount, said firstwall restricting rearward motion of said rifle with respect to saidmount, and a cushion being positioned on said second arm, said cushionbeing positioned within said butt space such that said cushion supportssaid butt when said rifle is positioned on said mount, said cushionextending forwardly from said retainer.